Jan 26th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The wealthy feel pain, just like the rest of us. As we fight the tightening walls of a global recession, Flexjet is making things a little easier for the world's financial elite. If you're looking to extend the value of your private jet dollar, these two programs could be exactly what you need. If, on the other hand, you are like me, read something else, maybe the Cockpit Chronicles or Galley ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Flexjet gives rich people new choices
Jan 26th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The wealthy feel pain, just like the rest of us. As we fight the tightening walls of a global recession, Flexjet is making things a little easier for the world's financial elite. If you're looking to extend the value of your private jet dollar, these two programs could be exactly what you need. If, on the other hand, you are like me, read something else, maybe the Cockpit Chronicles or Galley ...Don't buy the whole plane
Dec 24th, 2008 at 9:00AM: There's only one shopping day left until Christmas, and you're in a bind. Like me, you haven't done any shopping yet. Fortunately, unlike me, you have at least $100,000 to throw down on a present for your wife, girlfriend or both. So, don't be greedy and hoard all that cash for yourself. Give a friend the great gift of fractional jet ownership. The Flexjet 25 Expert Guide Edition jet card offers ...TSA Wants to Screen Passengers of Private Jets
Oct 11th, 2008 at 12:00PM: The TSA wants to expand its reach to include the 15,000 private and corporate jets and 300+ small airports that are currently outside its jurisdiction. The security agency claims that many of the jets are the same size as small commercial planes and could be used to commit acts of terrorism. They want all private jet passengers and crews to pass a background check before boarding their planes. ...Poor Puff Diddy Daddy forced to fly with us commoners
Aug 30th, 2008 at 12:30PM: Rising fuel prices are a major pain for most of us, but you just know things are going sour when even the super-rich have to give up their private jet and travel on a commercial airline. Puff Daddy/Diddy/P.Daddy/P.Diddy/Puffy has decided that the cost of a private jet trip from L.A. to New York is just too high, even for him ($200,000 r/t), and he will be joining us on scheduled commercial ...
Talking travel with an insider of the personal jet industry
Aug 11th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Bob Knebel is vice president of sales for Flexjet, a subsidiary of the jet-maker Bombardier which sells shares of private jets to frequent fliers. This is a relatively new trend in the marketplace. He's here to give a glimpse into what actually goes on in the world of ultra jet-setters. For owners of private jets, is the airport process totally different from what we commoners have to bear? Can ...Private Jet Market Hits Europe
Nov 28th, 2006 at 7:49AM: Although the U.S. accounts for 3/4ths of the world's business jet fleet, a start-up aims to make inroads in Europe, according to the Financial Times. Hopefully coming in 2009, JetBird will be based in Switzerland, and offer Europe's first low-cost, on-demand private jet service. The youthful founder, Domhnal Slattery has a pedigree, having gotten his start in the industry under Tony Ryan ...
